Just in case you came in late, this film will include at least 11 superheroes! Including Black Panther, making his MCU debut, and Ant-Man – I hope Paul Rudd knew what he was getting into when he signed on for this. And you thought Avengers Age of Ultron was crowded.

Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War” finds Steve Rogers leading the newly formed team of Avengers in their continued efforts to safeguard humanity. But after another incident involving the Avengers results in collateral damage, political pressure mounts to install a system of accountability, headed by a governing body to oversee and direct the team. The new status quo fractures the Avengers, resulting in two camps—one led by Steve Rogers and his desire for the Avengers to remain free to defend humanity without government interference, and the other following Tony Stark’s surprising decision to support government oversight and accountability.
Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War” stars Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Emily VanCamp, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Chadwick Boseman, Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd and Frank Grillo, with William Hurt and Daniel Brühl.

Anthony & Joe Russo are directing with Kevin Feige producing. Louis D’Esposito, Alan Fine, Victoria Alonso, Patricia Whitcher, Nate Moore and Stan Lee are the executive producers. The screenplay is by Christopher Markus & Stephen McFeely. Get ready to pick a side and join the nonstop action playing out on two fronts when Marvel’s “Captain America: Civil War” opens in U.S. theaters on May 6, 2016.

Heidi MacDonald is the founder and editor in chief of The Beat. In the past, she worked for Disney, DC Comics, Fox and Publishers Weekly. She can be heard regularly on the More To Come Podcast. She likes coffee, cats and noble struggle.

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Looks like they’re holding back on the big Spidey reveal! I’m definitely Team Cap, but the Vision isn’t exactly a pushover.

I was surprised that Warner Brothers whiffed on running a Batman vs. Superman commercial. The big-wigs at WB must have been gnashing their teeth when they saw that great Ant-Man/Hulk Coke commercial. Hard to imagine DC being that playful with their characters. Really showed how hugely far ahead Marvel Studios is…

They ran two actually in conjunction with Turkish Airlines. From an economics standpoint, kind of smart actually. And from a creative standpoint, the viral nature of them I thought was neat. Maybe not as impactful as the 30 second Civil War clip, but I would argue not a Whiff from Marvel’s ad as you suggest.